Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-01-05

Last Wednesday a committee Of gen
tlemen from KiOSa and Aetna appear
ed here and proposed TO thetbOard of
trade that Medicine Lodge unite with
Kiowa and vote two lots of bonds, ag-
gregating S2O0,OO0, TO the Kansas and
Panhandle railroad and 10 the Border
Line railroad. Our people had about
agreed to favor voting S125,OO0 to the
former road; but could not for mo
ment think of increasing this amount
SIS 600, and giving 1t to the Border road.
Accordingly, all propositions were de-
claired OFF and a new deal was ordered.
y day or two afterward a prominent
citizen of kiowa was here and declar-
ed that the committee that appeared
here did not represent the people of
Kiowa. We were beginning TO think
that perhaps our people were too hasty
until the following report of the citizens
meeting of Kiowa appeared in the Kio-
wa Journal. of the 30th, ult. Now we
believe our people did exactly what was
right. Here is the article from the
journal:
Last Tuesday evening a meeting of
the citizens OF Kiowa was held in the
parlors of the Hardwick. The meeting
was called TO order and DIR. Cloud was
elected chairman, and Walter Ellis and
W. &. Charles, secretary. The object
of the meeting was made known by MI
&. w. Coursen, of Aetna. by reading
the following letter from E. l.. Greer,
secretary of the Border Line railroad:
Here follows letter in which Mr..
Greer says his road will be satisfied
with sos 900 in Barber county, and Sug-
costing JOint-bond proposition.
lie also made few remarks stating
that the citizens of Aetna township
would lend hearty support 10 the pro-
Ject II joint proposition was SUBMIT
ed, but otherwise, they were not in ia
yor of voting aid to the North and
South road.
| mlttee be appointed TO confer with the
railroad committee of Medicine Lodge
and see if the proposition from the
North and South road could not be re-
duced to 100000; and in case it could
| not, then let our efforts be centered up
on the Border Line and work it through
the county with township aid.
Major Lemont thought that Sl50, 900
was as much as could be voted by the
county, anu IL there was ueLlclelcy let
it be made up by the townships through
which the roads would run.
Mr.. Bently was in favor of voting
| township bonds to the Border Line on
ly, and let the North and South line go.
MIR. j. A. Frame expressed himself
rs a champion of the county bonds.
y. w. Rumsey advocated joining
forces with Medicine Lodge and voting
county bonds to both roads, but would
| oppose anything that would injnre our
prospects with Border Line.
On motion. committee. consisting
| of WIN. Mexican, j. Y. Leming and
Maj. LemOnt were appointed to 60 to
Medicine Lodge with Mr.. Coursen, and
confer with the Medicine Lodge COM
mittee and see what they were willing
to do i'll the matter. The committee
was instructed to submit proposition
as follows: Kiowa township is willing
to vote on proposition of $500 900 for
the two roads, and if there was then a
deficiency for the North and South line,
Medicine Lodge to make it up. and if it
| occurred i'll the Border Line, KIowa to
make it mp.
There being no further business the
meeting adjourned.